We drove up to Leadville (about 100 miles from Denver) in order to ride the Leadville, Colorado & Southern railroad. It is privately owned and operated by a family in Leadville. At one time, there was passenger service (ended in 1937) and freight service (ended in 1970's). There is a large molybdenum mine called Climax, that produces about 75% of the world's molydenum today - you may remember Leadville from the "Unsinkable Molly Brown." I remember the references to molybdenum in that movie, long before I ever dreamed I would go to Leadville!
A view of part of the town of Leadville - with the two tallest mountains in Colorado in the background, Mt. Elbert and Massive, both over 14,000 feet in elevation!
The view from the train ...
A view of the valley - you can see the highway in the middle right. Leadville is 24 miles south of I 70.
Another view of the valley
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